Playing around with the flash and zoom on my new camera while attempting to do some artistic shots.
Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new....
Playing around with the flash and zoom on my new camera while attempting to do some artistic shots.
These are the problems I have experienced with my laptop:
It has had the following changes:
The title and the lists may appear contradictory but these are the flaws and changes that make my laptop mine.
The laptop was a gift from my parents upon starting university which is now almost four years ago. I picked it out myself and it was my first laptop after already having a desktop. The fact that the purpose of the gift was to use for university work made the whole situation very real.
It was a few weeks before I was leaving for Plymouth and it would be the first time I would be living away from home. I had bought a few things to get ready but when I was presented with this laptop it symbolised everything that would be soon happening in my life and it would be a very exciting time. Also, not only has it put up with my modifications through the first two years in Plymouth, it also came with me to Guildford for my industrial placement.
I want to make sure the laptop still works to the end of this academic year as I will have finally finished university and it will have completed the entire chapter with me……. but I think it will be a struggle.
There is still a minority of luddites who fight against constant technological progress, who complain that a phone doesn’t need to take photos and that the Internet is available on a desktop computer. I have spoken to a few people with these types of attitudes and I still have no clue of why there is a dislike to technology. My only guesses are a lack of understanding, laziness in following the latest developments and a just plain old fear of change.
During a lecture this morning, my lecturer mentioned that he still uses an eight year old Nokia and that he is happy that the only capabilities are to call and sometimes send text messages. He followed this statement with “It’s just a phone!”
This led me to think are mobile phones now still just mobile phones?
When I went to purchase my HTC Desire the primary characteristic I was looking for was the amount of web usage available. The amount of call minutes on offer didn’t really bother me and text messages are normally unlimited at a certain monthly payment amount. This may just summarise me as an individual who uses the Internet extremely frequently, but this is becoming an increasingly important element of owning a mobile phone for the majority.
The favourite line for people who dislike increased technology in mobile phones is – “I just need a phone to make calls”. However, I think a change of perspective is needed, no longer should mobile phones be perceived as phones with extra features but as mobile devices with features including the ability to make calls and send text messages.
Mobile devices should be embraced and utilised, as real time information and communication tools are fantastic services.
Ignoring technology is ignoring progress….
The 'brilliant' university project fair is upon us soon and as part of the project we are required to produce a poster and attend despite it not contributing to any marks. My main inspiration is pretension, hence the Darwin quote but I am quite pleased with it so far. There will be a few changes to make up to the draft deadline on the 14th February.
